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« on: Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 12:03:18 » |
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Anyone on here do this? Sometimes I get so stuck it would be good to have someone to help  |
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Maverick
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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 12:10:59 » |
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only sometimes??!!  |
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neville w
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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 12:11:28 » |
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I have a bash at it most days with varying success. today's is a git though. (for me)
I might complete it once a week but generally get within a handful of clues - dependent on how much time I have available.
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 12:16:22 » |
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Anyone on here do this? Sometimes I get so stuck it would be good to have someone to help I can do cryptic crosswords.....although don't do them now due to time constraints. All compilers are a bit different although there are certain rules which are universal. I'm probably a bit rusty. I worked out how to do them when I was stuck in some Allah forsaken railway junction in North Africa....with a day to wait, and nothing but an old copy of the Times available....so I thought I'd try the crossword.....somehow it fell into place. |
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land_of_bo
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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 12:41:06 » |
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Yeah there is a different compiler each day in the Telegraph, you get used to their habits...
Finished yesterdays and have managed about half of todays...
Neville - Have you got 1,11,12,or 25 across?
I'll trade you some answers!
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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 12:55:59 » |
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i don't usually get a paper, but I do have a booklet of telegraph ones that I do when i'm on the plane or what have you - can usually get about half of them before i have to resort to thesaurus and internet anagram solvers !
Go on, give us one...
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land_of_bo
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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 12:56:49 » |
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Yeah there is a different compiler each day in the Telegraph, you get used to their habits...
Finished yesterdays and have managed about half of todays...
Neville - Have you got 1,11,12,or 25 across?
I'll trade you some answers!
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land_of_bo
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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 12:58:19 » |
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book concludes the strong feeling of a fanatic (6)
_ _ _ L _ T
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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 12:58:50 » |
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My gran tried to teach me how to do them once. I couldn't get it.
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« Reply #9 on: Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 13:15:31 » |
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book concludes the strong feeling of a fanatic (6)
_ _ _ L _ T hmm, not sure... no sure fire ideas at the moment, but tablet ? which can mean a book and they could be getting at taking a tablet to conclude strong feelings etc. Or if you aren't sure about the T it could be epilog, which concludes a book although don't see how that fits in with rest of the clue. shouldn't have talked myself up ! |
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« Reply #10 on: Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 13:19:56 » |
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actually, think i have got it now its the other way round, not a book - ZEALOT: = fanatic; strongfeeling = zeal; concludes with book = OT for Old Testament I'm guessing. i'm betting no other clue crosses the first letter in the grid either...
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land_of_bo
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« Reply #11 on: Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 13:25:41 » |
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actually, think i have got it now its the other way round, not a book - ZEALOT: = fanatic; strongfeeling = zeal; concludes with book = OT for Old Testament I'm guessing. i'm betting no other clue crosses the first letter in the grid either... tickaboo son. |
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« Reply #12 on: Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 15:44:10 » |
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1 across is tractor.
I did have zealot
no luck on the other two and probably won't get back to it now
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land_of_bo
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« Reply #13 on: Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 15:47:12 » |
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Ooooooooooo Arrrrrrrrrr.
Cheers.
If you want any others let me know, I've done a fair bit of it now.
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